How did your lopsided math/science student do in admissions?

busdriver11
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:27:44 +0000

My son is pretty lopsided. Had a 790 math, and couldn’t get his reading (and definitely writing) up to a decent level. He just kept taking the SAT, took it 5 times. The last time he got lucky and got his CR up to 660. Decided it was a fluke, was very happy with it, and just stopped there. For kids who can stand it, I’d say repetition is the key and if they get lucky one time, hey that’s all it takes! He figured, why waste time with a bunch of practice tests on Saturdays, when he could just do when it counted. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but it worked.

He got accepted to Lehigh (they don’t consider writing), Bucknell, Santa Clara, Fordham, Seattle U. Waitlisted to Carnegie Mellon and NYU. And I still don’t know where he’s going!